Altenstein
Altenstein is a house in Wolfhalden, Bezirk Vorderland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and has an elevation of 867 metres. Altenstein is situated nearby to the village Oberegg District, as well as near Heiden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Henry Dunant Museum and Heiden railway station.
Henry Dunant Museum
Museum
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The Henry Dunant Museum is a biographical museum in the Swiss town of Heiden. It is dedicated to preserve the memory and legacy of Henry Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross Movement, who died in Heiden in 1910, after receiving the first-ever Nobel Prize for Peace in 1901. Henry Dunant Museum is situated 2 km northwest of Altenstein.
Heiden railway station
Railway station
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Heiden railway station is a railway station in Heiden, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is the upper terminus of the Rorschach–Heiden mountain rack railway line of Appenzell Railways. Heiden railway station is situated 2 km northwest of Altenstein.
Reformed Church Heiden
Church
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reformed Church Heiden is situated 2 km northwest of Altenstein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oberegg District and Heiden.
Oberegg District
Village
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Oberegg District is a district in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. It comprises three small exclaves of the canton, a few kilometers northeast of the rest of Appenzell Innerrhoden.
Heiden
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heiden is a village and a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Its Biedermeier village around the church square is listed as a heritage site of national significance.
Altenstein
- Type: House
- Categories: residential building and building
- Location: Wolfhalden, Bezirk Vorderland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.43608° or 47° 26′ 10″ northLongitude
9.55585° or 9° 33′ 21″ eastElevation
867 metres (2,844 feet)Open location code
8FVFCHP4+C8GeoNames ID
11765551
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- German: “Altenstein”
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